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Fears Fly Over Redistricting

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Devlin Barrett And

Michael Howard Saul

Updated Sept. 30, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

New York officials are deeply concerned about the potential loss of two of the state's 29 seats in the U.S. House, laying the groundwork for some early political jockeying in anticipation of the looming decennial reapportionment.

The U.S. Census Bureau will present President Barack Obama with the official 2010 state population counts in December. A new study of population data released Sunday by Election Data Services, a political consulting firm, raised eyebrows when it predicted New York will lose two seats. The state lost...